My Mom's Raspberry Pie Filling

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/3 cup shortening, plus
• 1 tablespoon shortening
• 2 -3 tablespoons cold water
• 4 cups raspberries, buy them when they're in season and freeze them in two-cup portions
• 1/2 cup flour
• 1 cup sugar, if you're using a sweeter berry like strawberries you can cut the sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 425 degrees.
• 2 crust:.
• 3 combine flour and salt in a medium bowl.
• 4 cut in shortening with either a fork or pastry blender.
• 5 sprinkle in cold water 1 teaspoon at a time until flour is moist enough to form a dough.
• 6 on a lightly floured surface, role the ball of dough out into an 8 inch circle.
• 7 repeat above steps to make second crust.
• 8 place first crust into pie plate and set second crust aside
• 9 filling:.
• 10 combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
• 11 pour mixture into a 8 inch pie plate lined with one crust.
• 12 lay other crust on top, trim edges and minutes.
• 13 bake at 425 for 30 minutes or until crust is golden brown.